Kanwal Ameen | |
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Born | Kanwal Ameen |
Occupation | Professor |
Known for | Vice Chancellor, University of Home Economics, lecturer, teacher and researcher, community development services in library and information science |
Spouse | Mohammad Zafarullah |
Children | Ali, Zain, Danyal |
Awards | 2010 Pakistan Library Association (PLA) Appreciation Award for Academic Achievement 2010 HEC Best University Teacher Award 2013 Asian Library Leader's Award |
Academic background | |
Education | PhD in library and information science |
Alma mater | University of the Punjab |
Thesis | Philosophy and Framework of Collection Management and Its Application in University Libraries in Pakistan: An Appraisal. (2005) |
Academic work | |
Notable works | 140 publications |
Website | https://uhe.edu.pk/index.php/principals-message/ |
Kanwal Ameen ( Urdu: کنول آمین) is a Pakistani professor in information management. She has served as chairperson (2009-2018) of the Department of Information Management ( University of the Punjab), [1] formerly the Department of Library and Information Science, [2] and as director, directorate of external linkages. [1] On 31 May 2019, Ameen was appointed to a four-year term as vice-chancellor of the University of Home Economics. [3]
Ameen is the chief editor for the Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries. [4] She is also a teacher, author, researcher, and lecturer in the field of library and information science as well as a pre-doc (2000–2001) and post-doc (2009–2010) international Fulbright Scholar. [1]
Ameen attended the University of the Punjab, and in 1985, after receiving a diploma in library science, began working as a librarian in the Department of Philosophy. [1] In 1986, she earned a Master's degree in library science. [5] In 1993, she traveled to the Netherlands and attended a 3-month diploma course on library management at Hague University, [1] [5] then worked as a lecturer at University of the Punjab from 1993 to 2004. She furthered her education, and attended the University of Texas at Austin in 2000 as a Fulbright pre-doctoral scholar, and four years later was working as an assistant professor at the University of the Punjab. In 2005, she was awarded a PhD in library and information science from the University of the Punjab. Her thesis was titled, Philosophy and Framework of Collection Management and Its Application in University Libraries in Pakistan: An Appraisal. [6]
Ameen's teaching interests are in the areas of personality development, information services, information behaviour, qualitative research, information literacy, personal information management, and marketing of information services. She worked in a supervisory capacity at the doctoral level, [1] and became a professor at University of the Punjab in 2008. She attended the University of Missouri in 2010 as a postdoc Fulbright Visiting Scholar and researcher. [7][ failed verification] Ameen became chairperson of the then Department of Library and Information Science which was renamed Department of Information Management. [8] She entered the tenure track in 2013. [1] That same year, she completed a research fellowship at the University of Tsukuba in Japan. [9]
In 2015, Ameen chaired the Centennial International Conference on Information Management and Libraries in Lahore, noting the progress of her Department from its earliest beginnings as a certificate course that had grown into a full PhD program over the course of a century. [10] It was in 1915 that Asa Don Dickinson, an American author and the first Chief Librarian for Brooklyn College, took a year-long sabbatical and traveled to India to teach at University of the Punjab (Lahore). He lectured on what was considered modern library methods at that time. [11] In 1916, he wrote the book Panjab Library Primer for the students he taught at Punjab University, [12] and is credited for establishing what became known as the Department of Information Management for which Ameen was first appointed chairperson in 2009. [13] [14] In May 2015, she was appointed for a third consecutive 3-year term as department chair [15] that completed in May 2018. [1]
As of 2021 [update], Ameen had 200+ publications. [16] She has served as Secretary of the IFLA Discussion on Library & Information Science Education in Developing Countries. [17] [18] Additionally, she is a member of the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management, [19] Library Management, [20] and editor-in-chief of the Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries (formerly Pakistan Journal of Library and Information Science) [21] from 2005 to 2009. [17] [22] [23]
In a 2013 study of examining why impact scores for Pakistani authors in the LIS field were generally low, Sajjad Ullah Jan and Mumtaz A. Anwar found that Ameen had an h-index of 5, but her ranking was the third highest total published papers of the 11 published library and information science faculty in Pakistan (out of a total of 53 faculty members, most unpublished). That said, 37.7% of the citations were self-citations, more than other published Pakistani LIS authors, but even after removing self-citations, Ameen maintained third position. [24] By 2016, Ameen's h-index had risen to 12. [25]
Ameen convened and supervised a committee to redesign Punjab University's official website. Made available in English and Urdu, the website was recognised for its accessibility by vice chancellor Mujahid Kamran, during a launching ceremony held in February 2016. [26]
Ameen is the mother of Ali Zafar, a Pakistani actor and singer. [27] In a 2010 interview with Abdul Samad Ansari, Ameen explained that she entered into an arranged marriage with her husband, Mohammad Zafarullah. [28]
In 2010, Ameen received the Pakistan Library Association (PLA) Appreciation Award for Academic Achievement. [29] That same year, she also received a Best University Teacher Award from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan [23] [30] but the award carried added significance for Ameen as she was "the first-ever library information science professor to earn the honour." [31] In 2013, Ameen received the Asian Library Leader's Award for Professional Excellence from the Satija Research Foundation for Library and Information Science, India. [32] On 23rd March, 2024 she has been awarded with highest national award Hila-e-Imtiaz by Government of Pakistan.
Ameen has published in many forms, including books, journals, and conference papers. [16] Following are a few of her published works:
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Kanwal Ameen | |
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Born | Kanwal Ameen |
Occupation | Professor |
Known for | Vice Chancellor, University of Home Economics, lecturer, teacher and researcher, community development services in library and information science |
Spouse | Mohammad Zafarullah |
Children | Ali, Zain, Danyal |
Awards | 2010 Pakistan Library Association (PLA) Appreciation Award for Academic Achievement 2010 HEC Best University Teacher Award 2013 Asian Library Leader's Award |
Academic background | |
Education | PhD in library and information science |
Alma mater | University of the Punjab |
Thesis | Philosophy and Framework of Collection Management and Its Application in University Libraries in Pakistan: An Appraisal. (2005) |
Academic work | |
Notable works | 140 publications |
Website | https://uhe.edu.pk/index.php/principals-message/ |
Kanwal Ameen ( Urdu: کنول آمین) is a Pakistani professor in information management. She has served as chairperson (2009-2018) of the Department of Information Management ( University of the Punjab), [1] formerly the Department of Library and Information Science, [2] and as director, directorate of external linkages. [1] On 31 May 2019, Ameen was appointed to a four-year term as vice-chancellor of the University of Home Economics. [3]
Ameen is the chief editor for the Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries. [4] She is also a teacher, author, researcher, and lecturer in the field of library and information science as well as a pre-doc (2000–2001) and post-doc (2009–2010) international Fulbright Scholar. [1]
Ameen attended the University of the Punjab, and in 1985, after receiving a diploma in library science, began working as a librarian in the Department of Philosophy. [1] In 1986, she earned a Master's degree in library science. [5] In 1993, she traveled to the Netherlands and attended a 3-month diploma course on library management at Hague University, [1] [5] then worked as a lecturer at University of the Punjab from 1993 to 2004. She furthered her education, and attended the University of Texas at Austin in 2000 as a Fulbright pre-doctoral scholar, and four years later was working as an assistant professor at the University of the Punjab. In 2005, she was awarded a PhD in library and information science from the University of the Punjab. Her thesis was titled, Philosophy and Framework of Collection Management and Its Application in University Libraries in Pakistan: An Appraisal. [6]
Ameen's teaching interests are in the areas of personality development, information services, information behaviour, qualitative research, information literacy, personal information management, and marketing of information services. She worked in a supervisory capacity at the doctoral level, [1] and became a professor at University of the Punjab in 2008. She attended the University of Missouri in 2010 as a postdoc Fulbright Visiting Scholar and researcher. [7][ failed verification] Ameen became chairperson of the then Department of Library and Information Science which was renamed Department of Information Management. [8] She entered the tenure track in 2013. [1] That same year, she completed a research fellowship at the University of Tsukuba in Japan. [9]
In 2015, Ameen chaired the Centennial International Conference on Information Management and Libraries in Lahore, noting the progress of her Department from its earliest beginnings as a certificate course that had grown into a full PhD program over the course of a century. [10] It was in 1915 that Asa Don Dickinson, an American author and the first Chief Librarian for Brooklyn College, took a year-long sabbatical and traveled to India to teach at University of the Punjab (Lahore). He lectured on what was considered modern library methods at that time. [11] In 1916, he wrote the book Panjab Library Primer for the students he taught at Punjab University, [12] and is credited for establishing what became known as the Department of Information Management for which Ameen was first appointed chairperson in 2009. [13] [14] In May 2015, she was appointed for a third consecutive 3-year term as department chair [15] that completed in May 2018. [1]
As of 2021 [update], Ameen had 200+ publications. [16] She has served as Secretary of the IFLA Discussion on Library & Information Science Education in Developing Countries. [17] [18] Additionally, she is a member of the editorial advisory board of the Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management, [19] Library Management, [20] and editor-in-chief of the Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries (formerly Pakistan Journal of Library and Information Science) [21] from 2005 to 2009. [17] [22] [23]
In a 2013 study of examining why impact scores for Pakistani authors in the LIS field were generally low, Sajjad Ullah Jan and Mumtaz A. Anwar found that Ameen had an h-index of 5, but her ranking was the third highest total published papers of the 11 published library and information science faculty in Pakistan (out of a total of 53 faculty members, most unpublished). That said, 37.7% of the citations were self-citations, more than other published Pakistani LIS authors, but even after removing self-citations, Ameen maintained third position. [24] By 2016, Ameen's h-index had risen to 12. [25]
Ameen convened and supervised a committee to redesign Punjab University's official website. Made available in English and Urdu, the website was recognised for its accessibility by vice chancellor Mujahid Kamran, during a launching ceremony held in February 2016. [26]
Ameen is the mother of Ali Zafar, a Pakistani actor and singer. [27] In a 2010 interview with Abdul Samad Ansari, Ameen explained that she entered into an arranged marriage with her husband, Mohammad Zafarullah. [28]
In 2010, Ameen received the Pakistan Library Association (PLA) Appreciation Award for Academic Achievement. [29] That same year, she also received a Best University Teacher Award from the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan [23] [30] but the award carried added significance for Ameen as she was "the first-ever library information science professor to earn the honour." [31] In 2013, Ameen received the Asian Library Leader's Award for Professional Excellence from the Satija Research Foundation for Library and Information Science, India. [32] On 23rd March, 2024 she has been awarded with highest national award Hila-e-Imtiaz by Government of Pakistan.
Ameen has published in many forms, including books, journals, and conference papers. [16] Following are a few of her published works:
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